On Friday, the 2017 Junior Golf Alliance Boys Player of the Year finished 40th out of an original field of 212 in the boys 15-18 division at the IMG Academy Junior World Championships in San Diego.

Bryant shot a 3-over-par 75 in the final round at Torrey Pines’ famed South Course to post a 9-over 297 total for four days. He carded two birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey on Friday, finishing 13 strokes behind champion Adam Thorp of Australia.

Bryant was the only Coloradan left competing on Friday as the younger age divisions wrapped up play on Thursday. That was when 10-year Hadley Ashton of Erie finished fifth out of 82 players in the girls 9-10 age group. (For more on that performance, CLICK HERE.)

Here are the final scores for all the Coloradans who competed this week in the Junior Worlds:

IMG Academy Junior World Championships
In San Diego Area

BOYS 15-18 (Final)
At Torrey Pines South Course
40. Davis Bryant, Aurora 71-80-71-75–287
Missed 54-Hole Cut
103. Cal McCoy, Highlands Ranch 76-75-79–230

GIRLS 15-18 (Final)
At Torrey Pines North Course
Missed 54-Hole Cut
64. Kelsey Webster, Boulder 78-77-74–229
94. Hailey Schalk, Erie 80-79-76–235

BOYS 13-14 (Final)
At La Costa Legends Course
112. Maxwell Lange, Golden 76-78-77–231
147. Matthew Wilkinson, Centennial 81-78-81–240

GIRLS 13-14 (Final)
At CC of Rancho Bernardo
65. Sofia Choi, Littleton 80-81-74–235
87. Jessica Mason, Westminster 74-83-85–242

BOYS 11-12 (Final)
At Morgan Run Resort
101. Austin Barry, Fort Collins 80-84-76–240

GIRLS 11-12 (Final)
At Bernardo Heights CC
65. Caitlyn Chin, Greenwood Village 85-86-85–256
77. Brooke Hudson, Parker 91-88-85–264

BOYS 9-10 (Final)
At Carlton Oaks CC
50. Gavin Amella, Castle Rock 78-80-79–237
116. Sean Cary, Erie 83-90-102–275
124. Booth Hayes, Frederick 112-104-100–316

GIRLS 9-10 (Final)
At Sycuan Resort
5. Hadley Ashton, Erie 70-75-74–219
70. Livia Pett, Denver 91-89-84–264

BOYS 7-8 (Final)
At Sycuan Resort
60. Brady Shaw, Pueblo 87-94-87–268

GIRLS 7-8 (Final)
At Sycuan Resort
25. Madelynn Makino, Parker 67-71-65–203

For Junior World scoring, CLICK HERE.
 

The 10-year-old shot a 3-over-par 75 on Wednesday at the Sycuan Resort and stands in fourth place out of 83 players in the girls 9-10 division.

Ashton (left), who has won every Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado 11-13 tournament in which she’s competed this year, made three birdies, four bogeys and a double bogey in round 2, leaving her at 1-over-par 145 overall.

She trails co-leaders Arianna Lau of Hong Kong and Gianna Clemente of Warren, Ohio by four strokes heading into Thursday’s final round of the 9-10 competition.

Here are the scores for all the Coloradans competing this week in the Junior Worlds:

IMG Academy Junior World Championships
In San Diego Area

BOYS 15-18
At Torrey Pines South Course
73. Cal McCoy, Highlands Ranch 76-75–151
73. Davis Bryant, Aurora 71-80–151

GIRLS 15-18
At Torrey Pines North Course
72. Kelsey Webster, Boulder 78-77–155
100. Hailey Schalk, Erie 80-79–159

BOYS 13-14
At La Costa Legends Course
110. Maxwell Lange, Golden 76-78–154
144. Matthew Wilkinson, Centennial 81-78–159

GIRLS 13-14
At CC of Rancho Bernardo
64. Jessica Mason, Westminster 74-83–157
88. Sofia Choi, Littleton 80-81–161

BOYS 11-12
At Morgan Run Resort
115. Austin Barry, Fort Collins 80-84–164

GIRLS 11-12
At Bernardo Heights CC
67. Caitlyn Chin, Greenwood Village 85-86–171
81. Brooke Hudson, Parker 91-88–179

BOYS 9-10
At Carlton Oaks CC
51. Gavin Amella, Castle Rock 78-80–158
101. Sean Cary, Erie 83-90–173
125. Booth Hayes, Frederick 112-104–216

GIRLS 9-10
At Sycuan Resort
4. Hadley Ashton, Erie 70-75–145
71. Livia Pett, Denver 91-89–180

BOYS 7-8
At Sycuan Resort
61. Brady Shaw, Pueblo 87-94–181

GIRLS 7-8
At Sycuan Resort
27. Madelynn Makino, Parker 67-71–138

For Junior World scoring, CLICK HERE.
 

The Junior Worlds, one of the most prestigious junior golf events around, are scheduled for July 10-13 in the San Diego area.

Those who advanced on Wednesday at South Suburban Family Sports Center were players from the youngest age groups. Here were the qualifiers:

Boys 9-10
June 6 at South Suburban Family Sports Center
Andre Dumonteil, Centennial 1-under-par 30
Gavin Amella, Pueblo even-par 31

Girls 9-10
June 6 at South Suburban Family Sports Center
Livia Pett, Denver 4-over-par 35

Boys 7-8
June 6 at South Suburban Family Sports Center
Brady Shaw, Pueblo 2-over-par 33

Girls 7-8
June 6 at South Suburban Family Sports Center
Maddie Makino, Parker 8-over-par 39

Earlier, a dozen other Coloradans made the grade in qualifying in the state. Here are those who will be going to San Diego, in addition to Hadley Ashton of Erie, 11, who qualified in Texas:

Boys 15-18
May 29-30 at Broadlands GC in Broomfield
Cal McCoy, Highlands Ranch 71-68–139
Davis Bryant, Aurora 70-70–140

Boys 13-14
June 1 at Indian Tree GC in Arvada
Maxwell Lange, Golden 72
Matthew Wilkinson, Centennial 73

Boys 11-12
June 1 at Indian Tree GC in Arvada
Timothy Kelley, Moorpark, Calif. 71
Austin Barry, Fort Collins 76

Girls 15-18
May 29-30 at Colorado National GC in Erie
Hailey Schalk, Erie 71-66–137
Kelsey Webster, Boulder 73-67–140

Girls 13-14
May 29 at Colorado National GC in Erie
Jessica Mason, Westminster 75
Sofia Choi, Littleton 76 (won playoff)

Girls 11-12
May 29 at Colorado National GC in Erie
Caitlyn Chin, Greenwood Village 81
Brooke Hudson, Parker 84
 

The Junior World Championships will be held in and around San Diego from July 11-14.

Advancing from Wednesday’s nine-hole qualifiers at South Suburban’s Family Sports Center in Littleton were Gavin Amella of Pueblo and Andre Dumonteil of Centennial (boys 9-10); Caitlyn Chin of Greenwood Village (girls 9-10); Ashton Edwards of Boulder (boys 7-8); and Maddie Makino of Parker, who prevailed in a playoff over Taylor Wilson of Highlands Ranch.

Besides Wednesday’s qualifiers, another Coloradan, Hadley Ashton, has an exemption into the Junior Worlds girls 9-10 division by virtue of finishing fifth in the 7-8 tournament in San Diego last year.

Here are the scores of Wednesday’s qualifiers:

7-8 BOYS
At Par-31 South Suburban Family Sports Center in Centennial
Ashton Edwards, Boulder 41

7-8 GIRLS
At Par-31 South Suburban Family Sports Center in Centennial
Maddie Makino, Parker 41

BOYS 9-10
At Par-31 South Suburban Family Sports Center in Centennial
Gavin Amella, Pueblo 29
Andre Dumonteil, Centennial 31

GIRLS 9-10
At Par-31 South Suburban Family Sports Center in Centennial
Caitlyn Chin, Greenwood Village 33

Here are the Junior World qualifiers from last week’s tournaments in Colorado:

15-18 BOYS
At Par-72 Coal Creek GC and Par-72 Broadlands GC
Dillon Stewart, Fort Collins 69-73–142
Calvin McCoy, Highlands Ranch 73-69–142

15-18 GIRLS
At Par-72 Broadlands GC and Par-72 Coal Creek GC
Lauren Lehigh, Loveland 78-72–150
Hailey Schalk, Erie 75-75–150

13-14 BOYS
At Par-65 Homestead GC
James Clark, Lamar 67
Jordan Jennings, Montrose 68

13-14 GIRLS
At Par-65 Homestead GC
Gracie Olkowski, Grand Junction 67
Sofia Choi, Littleton 70

11-12 BOYS
At Par-65 Homestead GC
Parker Paxton, Riverton, Wyo. 69
Matai Naqica, Centennial 72

11-12 GIRLS
At Par-65 Homestead GC
Bead Boonta, Centennial 78
Abigail Aeschleman of Highlands Ranch 82
 

On Thursday, Ashton capped a steady performance by finishing fifth out of 50 competitors in the girls 7-8 division at the prestigious IMG Academy Junior World Championships in San Diego.

Ashton, 8, made two birdies on Thursday and shot a 6-over-par 63, giving her a 16-over-par 187 total for the three-day tournament. That left her a dozen strokes behind winner Bella Dovhey of Oviedo, Fla., but just four out of second place.

Ashton was one of more than a dozen Coloradans and/or Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado members who concluded play on Thursday at Junior Worlds.

Joining her in posting a top-30 finish was fellow Erie resident Hailey Schalk, who placed 26th in the girls 13-15 division.

(Updated July 15) One more player that fits into the local group, JGAC member Easton Paxton of Riverton, Wyo., wrapped up play on Friday after easily making the cut in the boys 15-17 division. Paxton, a three-time Wyoming 4A state high school individual champion, finished in 11th place.

Consecutive rounds of 2-over-par 74 Thursday and Friday left him at 3-over 291 overall. Paxton ended up 15 strokes behind champion Joaquin Niemann of Chile.

Here are the scores of all the Coloradans and Junior Alliance of Colorado members competing this week:

Boys 15-17
11. Easton Paxton of Riverton, Wyo. (JGAC member) 73-70-74-74–291
MC. Dillon Stewart of Fort Collins 81-79-82–242

Girls 15-17
MC. Caroline Jordaan of Cherry Hills Village 81-80-82–243
MC. Lauren Lehigh of Loveland 79-87-82–248

Boys 13-14
107. Jordan Jennings of Montrose 80-75-76–231
125. Jack Hughes of Snowmass 79-78-80–237
138. Beam Boonta of Centennial 84-78-83–245

Girls 13-14
26. Hailey Schalk of Erie 72-76-75–223
84. Marie Jordaan of Cherry Hills Village 85-82-78–245
93. Emma Bryant of Aurora 84-79-86–249

Boys 11-12
36. Brayden Bozak of Gilbert, Ariz. (JGAC member) 73-77-72–222
Luke Olkowski of Grand Junction 86-78–164

Girls 11-12
83. Sofia Choi of Littleton 95-88-85–268
88. Katelyn Lehigh of Loveland 93-95-94–282

Boys 7-8
79. Booth Hayes of Frederick 99-105-88–292

Girls 7-8
5. Hadley Ashton of Erie 60-64-63–187
 

Ashton shares fifth place with one round remaining in the girls 7-8 division. She made one birdie while shooting a 7-over-par 64 in round 2, leaving her at 10-over 124. That puts her eight strokes behind leader Bella Dovhey of Oviedo, Fla.

Paxton, who resides in Riverton, Wyo., and has won three straight 4A individual high school state titles in his home state, jumped into a share of fourth place out of a field of 207 at the halfway point of the boys 15-17 tournament.

Paxton, who has verbally committed to play his college golf at North Carolina State beginning next year, shot a 2-under-par 70 Wednesday, giving him a 1-under 143 total. The 2015 winner of the North and South Junior in Pinehurst, N.C., Paxton trails leader Sam Choi of Anaheim, Calif., by three strokes.

And in the girls 13-14 division, Hailey Schalk of Erie (72-76–148) remains in the top 25, in 24th place.

The action for most of the tournaments will conclude on Thursday, while the oldest boys and girls divisions will continue through Friday.

Here are the scores of all the Coloradans and Junior Alliance of Colorado members competing this week:

Boys 15-17
4. Easton Paxton of Riverton, Wyo. (JGAC member) 73-70–143
149. Dillon Stewart of Fort Collins 81-79–160

Girls 15-17
91. Caroline Jordaan of Cherry Hills Village 81-80–161
111. Lauren Lehigh of Loveland 79-87–166

Boys 13-14
112. Jack Hughes of Snowmass 79-78–157
121. Jordan Jennings of Montrose 80
136. Beam Boonta of Centennial 84-78–162

Girls 13-14
24. Hailey Schalk of Erie 72-76–148
86. Emma Bryant of Aurora 84-79–163
92. Marie Jordaan of Cherry Hills Village 85-82–167

Boys 11-12
48. Brayden Bozak of Gilbert, Ariz. (JGAC member) 73-77–150
116. Luke Olkowski of Grand Junction 86-78–164

Girls 11-12
85. Sofia Choi of Littleton 95-88–183
87. Katelyn Lehigh of Loveland 93-95–188

Boys 7-8
81. Booth Hayes of Frederick 99-105–204

Girls 7-8
5. Hadley Ashton of Erie 60-64–124